The Rulers of the Lakes is a classic work of historical fiction by Joseph A. Altsheler that tells a tale of the French and Indian War. This gripping story of American, British and Canadian history contains this foreward: "The Rulers of the Lakes" is a complete story, but it is also the third volume of the French and Indian War Series, following "The Hunters of the Hills" and "The Shadow of the North." Robert Lennox, Tayoga, Willet, and all the important characters in the earlier romances reappear. "